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Friday, March 10, 2006
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Performance-wise, the x1600XT seems to fall behind the 6800GS in single and dual card modes in most of the benchmarks. However, the frame rates at lower resolutions are very playable and you can't really call the x1600XT a slow card. Where ATI is doing better at the moment is with image quality and their AVIVO features which is where the Gigabyte card tries to focus. With a completely silent solution and a breakout box that supports HDTV, Gigabyte is targeting their x1600XT towards an HTPC and with ATI's impressive image quality, we think that this card would make a good component of your HTPC...
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Sunday, February 12, 2006
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Can a passively cooled graphics card be cooler than a normal fan-cooled solution? That's what Gigabyte has posed for us with its GV-NX66T128D-SP, a GeForce 6600 GT that uses its latest Silent-Pipe II technology. Read on as we verify its bold claims...
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Wednesday, February 8, 2006
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While the focus is always on the sexy, high-end cards, the reality is that most cards being sold today are lower-end cards. Today, we will take a look at the latest entry-level card from Gigabyte - the Gigabyte GV-NX73G128D. Based on the new NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS GPU, this card will be simple and affordable. But just how fast is it? Will you be able to play 3D games even using this entry-level card? Read on and find out...
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Monday, January 23, 2006
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Overclocked by a healthy margin, Gigabyte's GV-RX18T512V-B Turbo Force Edition is tied for the honor of being the fastest Radeon X1800 XT 512MB in the retail scene. It may look like your reference card with a Gigabyte decal but it is certainly a lot faster. Read on as we uncover its speed secrets...
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Tuesday, January 10, 2006
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The Gigabyte GA-G1975X features Intel's new 975X Express chipset with native ATI CrossFire support. The board also represents Gigabyte's new enthusiast G1-Turbo branding with added features, excellent performance and good overclockability. If you're a gamer, this board isn't to be missed...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2005
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Gigabyte, purveyor of high-quality motherboards and recognised partner for both ATI and NVIDIA graphics cards, was keen to jump on the X1800 XL bandwagon. Without further ado, then, let's take a look at the company's GV-RX18L256V-B graphics card. Better known to you as an ATI Radeon X1800 XL 256MB, does it have what it takes to be a consideration for purchase?, and, more importantly, is it the must-have PCI-Express graphics accelerator this side of £300? Let's find out...
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Thursday, December 15, 2005
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At first glance the Gigabyte GV-K8N51PVMT-9 appears like this board has the potential to be a pretty impressive MicroATX Athlon64 motherboard. The Gigabyte GV-K8N51PVMT-9 supports all Socket 939 model AMD Athlon64/FX/X2 processors, and its four DDR DIMM slots can accommodate up to 4GB of PC3200 memory in a dual channel configuration. Despite its mico-ATX size, the GV-K8N51PVMT-9 is fairly well equipped with Gigabit LAN, IEEE 1394a, four SATA II headers, 7.1 channel high definition audio and of course the integrated GeForce 6150 GPU...
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The Gigabyte GV-NX66T256DE videocard is not just another run of the mill GeForce 6600GT with 256MB of DDR2 memory, this card is unique. The GV-NX66T256DE is cooled by fully passive means, and incorporates a couple of unique attributes to lower ambient case temperatures too. The 'Silent-Pipe II' cooler, as it is called, bridges the GPU to two separate heat exchangers. The videocard also supports both S-Video and component output via a break-out box, and comes with a DVI-to-analog converter for good measure...
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Tuesday, December 13, 2005
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Gigabyte's GV-RX18L256V-B Radeon X1800 XL videocard is a pretty nice single-slot PCI Express x16 videocard! The Radeon X1800 XL GPU is clocked at 500 MHz, and backed by 256MB of Samsung GDDR3 memory that hums away at 1 GHz. The videocard supports video In/Video Out (VIVO) and High Definition Television (HDTV) output. Other goodies included with the package are a DVI-to-analog converter, an S-Video cable, a VIVO cable, a Component output cable and for some reason, a molex splitter cable. The software bundle consists of Xpand Rally, Counter Strike Condition Zero, Power Director and PowerDVD...
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Saturday, December 10, 2005
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The Gigabyte GV-3D1-68GT videocard comes packing 512MB of GDDR3 memory (256MB exclusively for each core), and conforms to the PCI Express x16 formfactor. With two GPUs the card is able to support up to four monitors simultaneously; two DVI and two analog! Make no mistake, the Gigabyte GV-3D1-68GT is aimed directly at the hardcore gamer - both in terms of its performance goals and price...
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Thursday, December 8, 2005
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The Gigabyte G-Power Pro heatsink is a radical design that works very well at medium to high fan speeds. The heatsink is designed to work on AMD Athlon64 socket 754/939/940, Intel Pentium 4 socket 775/478, and AMD K7 socket 462/A/370 processors. Basically, the Gigabyte G-Power Pro can be used with every current and past socket-mounted processor; though FrostyTech would suggest it is perhaps best suited to CPUs with Integrated Heat Spreaders (IHS)...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2005
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The fan on the G-Power is pretty close to Baby Blue in color, but that is a hell of a lot better than the obnoxious Orange that Thermaltake insists on using on their fans. The G-Power fan is an unusual 110 x 110 x 25mm and is of the sleeve type instead of bearing. The fan pushes 48.5 CFM at 2450 RPM while staying at a peaceful 27.5 dBA, pretty nice statistics...
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Monday, December 5, 2005
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Just one look at the Gigabyte GA-G1975X let's you know that this is an enthusiast-orientated motherboard. The i975X chipset-based motherboards will all tend to be premium versions with high street prices, so product differentiation is absolutely key. Gigabyte's decided that overclocking should play a large part in the GA-G1975X's makeup, and a couple of plastic ducts are designed and implemented to cool the hot-running components in and around the CPU socket area. Keeping in with adding fancy names for basic technology, this board is the first of the G1 Turbo line, epitomised by the custom cooling...
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Friday, November 4, 2005
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What you get for £52 is a solid board with very few surprises that's good for a multitude of uses. Voltage manipulation in BIOS, better subsystem performance, and, perhaps, a sweeter bundle would garner the Gigabyte K8N51GMF-9 an instant recommendation in the budget sector. As it is, it's decent but not outstanding, although you could do a lot worse than the K8N51GMF-9 if your budget stretches to only £50 or so and you require a S939 motherboard with onboard video and decent storage potential. We can forsee a gaggle of low-priced PCs with various nForce4 400-series chipsets as a base. Keep your eyes peeled as we take a look at examples from other manufacturers in due course...
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Thursday, October 27, 2005
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One of the first few motherboards based on NVIDIA's new IGP chipset is here. The Gigabyte GA-K8N51GMF-9 is packed with high-end features you'd usually find in a regular nForce4 Ultra motherboard plus HD audio support as well, but does it perform? Find out here...
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